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Costs are falling for both PV-plus-storage and standalone battery energy storage.

The 2021 PV cost benchmarks report found cost declines for PV-plus-storage and standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS). This graph shows how costs of standalone BESS fell significantly in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020. Source: NREL.

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